Question Using PSU that's been sitting for 2 1/2 years

[tjrissi96]

Nearly 2 and a half years ago, I started building a PC, nearly complete when life happened and that stopped. I parted some things out for money. What i have left is the case, the motherboard and the PSU. I'll be getting a new MB but my question is about the PSU. It was sitting, installed in the S340 elite, in the basement storage of my apartment for the last 2 and a half years. Clothing that was sitting beside it for the same time period were thrown away for mildew when i moved a month ago. Would this still be safe to use? The PSU in question is a Seasonic SSR-750RM never used.

 

[jonnyguru]

It's probably fine....

Best thing to do is to start with a low load and keep it loaded to get those capacitors re-formed. If you have a PSU tester that plugs into the DC side, that's probably your best bet.

Something like this: https://www.newegg.com/p/1W9-00CV-0...r&cm_re=PSU_tester-_-9SIA4RE84J1728-_-Product

 

[bignastyid]

It's a good PSU, but being in such a humid/moist area for so long I'd be worried about corrosion. Can you see into the inside of the PSU, possible use a inspection camera/endoscope to inspect the internals?

 

[bignastyid]

I agree using a psu tester would be a good idea.

 

[tjrissi96]

It's a good PSU, but being in such a humid/moist area for so long I'd be worried about corrosion. Can you see into the inside of the PSU, possible use a inspection camera/endoscope to inspect the internals?

Unable to say how PSU looks inside, I can say the motherboard (Asus Maximus 9 Code) that was installed right above it looks pristine.